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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 102685 |
| State Police # | 08-00545 |
| Accident Date | 2008-01-29 |
| Report Date | 2008-02-06 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No Information Provided |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 4h | FLARE - #2 SRU Startup / plant instrument air | NO | YES | NO | 308.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
the episode was a result of a January 29th shutdown due to an emergency safety shutdown of the unit following a malfunction of plant instrument air.
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
This incident was not preventable because these levels of emissions are consistent with out SSM Plan. Remedial Measures - regarding the #2 SRU startup, no Corrective Actions are warranted. Regarding the instrument air failure, please refer to correspondence related to SERC Incident Number 08-00537. (at this time we do not have a copy of this)
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